a&e - Accident and Emergency 
AACN - American Association of Critica… 
AAHP - American Association of Health… 
AAN - American Academy of Nursing 
AANP - American Academy of Nurse Pract… 
AAPCC - Adjusted Average Per Capita Co… 
AAPCC - American Association of Poison… 
ABPANC - American Board of Perianesthe… 
ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 
ACNP-C - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner… 
ADM - Advanced Diabetes Management 
AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent… 
AGI - Alan Guttmacher Institute 
AHA - American Heart Association 
AHA - American Hospital Association 
AHCPR - Agency for Health Care Policy… 
AMA - against medical advice 
AMA - American Medical Association 
AMC - academic medical center 
ANP - Adult Nurse Practitioner 
AORN - Association of periOperative Re… 
APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nu… 
ASL - Accreditation Status List 
ASL - Ankylosing Spondylitis Lung 
ASL - Average Speech Level 
ASR - Accreditation Summary Report 
ASR - Atrial Septal Resection 
ASTHO - Association of State and Terri… 
BBA - Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
BBRA - Balanced Budget Refinement Act…